Meritocracy Process Records For Public Sector Hiring

Meritocracy tests for filling freely appointed and removed managerial, advisory, and professional positions in Colombia's national executive branch entities. The dataset includes 18 columns covering entity details, position types, and geographic coordinates. Data is provided by the Colombian government and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of 'Directivo', 'Profesional', and 'Asesor' positions across different 'Sector' and 'Naturaleza jurídica' entities.
• Map the geographic concentration of public sector hiring processes using 'LATITUD' and 'LONGITUD' coordinates per 'Nombre de la entidad'.
• Track changes in meritocracy test volumes over 'Año' for specific 'Clasificación Orgánica' categories.
• Model the relationship between 'Tipo de Vinculación' and position 'Nivel' across various government sectors.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 18 distinct columns describing organizational and positional attributes.
• Contains geospatial coordinates ('LATITUD', 'LONGITUD') for mapping analysis.
• Data is current, with a last update timestamp in December 2025.

Limitations

• The total number of records (rows) is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data exploration and validation impossible.
• Potential for geographic bias limited to Colombia's national executive branch entities.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co, the Colombian open data portal.

Collection Method

Collected from meritocracy processes within the national executive branch public function.

Time Range

Coverage includes at least the year(s) specified in the 'Año' column.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-12-19.

Geography

Colombia, specifically entities within the national executive branch.